Box out the competition for a league championship with our fantasy basketball waiver wire report for Week 23. We’ll help you target fantasy basketball waiver pickups that can significantly benefit your teams for the final week of the playoffs.
Because we are now at the end of the fantasy postseason, players are listed in order of preferred pickup instead of with recommended waiver wire budget bid amounts. Also, be sure to check weekly player schedules to make sure these recommended adds fit ideally into your lineup plans.
Players denoted as NEW were added on the March 27 update of this article. All others were featured in the March 24 edition and are still top recommended adds.
Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Week 23: Top Pickups
Shaedon Sharpe, SG/SF/PF, Portland Trail Blazers (16%)
Sharpe has been on my radar before, especially when Portland had to look to its depth in injury situations. He also stepped forward for the Blazers on Thursday, scoring 24 points with nine rebounds and four steals.
He hit four three-pointers on Thursday, and Sharpe has at least two in four of his past five games. He may at least have some scoring promise for the final week of the playoffs as Portland likely goes into shutdown mode for the rest of the season.
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Bones Hyland, PG/SG, Los Angeles Clippers (26%)
The Paul George knee injury has put him out of action for the final week of the fantasy basketball playoffs and beyond. While the Clippers will need a few players to fill the sizable gap, Hyland has elicited instant fantasy attention after his performance off the bench on Thursday.
After not playing in the previous seven games, Hyland played 26 minutes, scoring 16 points with four three-pointers and seven assists in a win over the Thunder.
The Clippers play four games in Week 23. Hyland can be very useful with more quality outings as George is sidelined.\
Luke Kennard, SG/SF, Memphis Grizzlies (19%) - NEW
Kennard has been a prolific gunner off the bench recently, as he has scored 13-plus points in six of his past seven games. Most notably, he exploded for 30 points on 10 three-pointers on Friday.
In five of his past seven games, Kennard has hit four-plus three-pointers. If you want to win a three-point category in the final week of the playoffs, Kennard can help a lot as he is scheduled to play four games.
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Deni Avdija, SF/PF, Washington Wizards (22%)
Kyle Kuzma remains out with an ankle injury. Avdija has 31 points in his last two games. He also has two 10-rebound games in his last three and a pair of six-assist games during that span. Washington’s playoff hopes are fading and Avdija might continue to play significant minutes.
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- Drew Eubanks, PF/C, Portland Trail Blazers (22%) - NEW: - It is possible that we do not see Jusuf Nurkic (knee) play again this season. Eubanks has totaled 19 points and 17 rebounds in his last two games, and he had six blocked shots on Sunday.
- Marvin Bagley III, PF/C – Detroit Pistons (45%) – NEW: He should be a quality source of points and rebounds for the end of your playoff run. Bagley has scored 14-plus points in his last three games and he has eight-plus rebounds in his last two.
- Coby White, PG/SG, Chicago Bulls (19%) - NEW: White has continued to play well off the bench. He has scored 13-plus points in four of his past five games and totaled 15 assists and three steals in his last two.
- Nassir Little, SF/PF, Portland Trail Blazers (4%) – NEW: Little is another Blazer that can benefit from the team not having much to play for anymore. He busted out for 28 points and six rebounds on Sunday.
- Tari Eason, SF/PF, Houston Rockets (39%) – NEW: Consistency has been an issue for Eason, but he does have scoring and rebounding upside. He has two 20-point games and three eight-rebound outings in his last four.
- Killian Hayes, PG/SG, Detroit Pistons (49%) – NEW: If you need an assists specialist for the final week, Hayes has totaled seven-plus assists in six of his last seven games.
- Kris Dunn, PG/SG, Utah Jazz (35%): Dunn is also helping to plug the injury holes for the Jazz by coming off the bench for quality numbers. He has 33 points in his last two games, six-plus rebounds in three of his past four, and six assists in two of his last four games.
- Quentin Grimes, SG/SF, New York Knicks (10%): In his last two games, Grimes has scored 25 and 22 points, with 11 total three-pointers made. As opponents tighten up on Julius Randle from deep, Grimes may continue to get more open looks.
